To upload files, click on the + button in the library, or drag and drop your files over the upload window.

![Uploading Files](/static/uploading_files/Uploading_Files.gif)

Once files are uploaded, they will appear in the library. While thumbnails are generated and files are processed for use in Sequence, you will see a processing progress indicator on each file. Once a file  turns green and shows a file type icon on the left, you can start using them in Sequence! 

![File Processing](/static/uploading_files/File_Processing.gif)

## Upload in the Background

To keep your upload session safe from you accidentally navigating away from the page during uploading, you can start a remote uploading session.

Click the new window button in the uploads panel and your project will open in a new tab while the files continue to upload in the background. 

![New window button in uploads panel](/static/uploading_files/Background_Uploading_and_Inbox_00002710.png)

![Remote uploads tab](/static/uploading_files/Background_Uploading_and_Inbox_00003713.png)

## View New Files in the Inbox

Uploaded files will land in the inbox back in the Library tab, where they can be organized in the library or added directly to a timeline. 

![Background Uploading and Inbox](/static/uploading_files/Background_Uploading_and_Inbox_00033317.png)

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